Alexandra Gillespie_
Alexandra Gillespie's work is primarily concerned with responding to particular sites and spatial temporal experiences. She often utilises projection, sound, and found objects to create installations, video and photographic works. As a hybrid media artist she has worked in a range of contexts including public works, gallery exhibitions, architectural collaborations, performance and festivals.
Her work has been exhibited in Australia, Asia, America and Europe. In 2008 the atist presented a collaborative project "Collars" at ISEA in Singapore. In 2007 Alexandra was the Project Manager for the Australian Network for Art and Technology's reSkin lab examining wearable technologies.
Alexandra holds a B.A. in Media Studies from the University of Queensland and a Masters degree in Communication Design from Queensland University of Technology. She is currently a PhD Candidate, School of Art, Photography and Media Arts, ANU supported by a College of Arts and Social Sciences Scholarship.
Websites
Website url: http://alexandragillespie.net
Blog url: http://alexandragillespie.net/media_architecture/
Flickr url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexandragillespie/
Facebook url: http://www.facebook.com/people/Alexandra-Gillespie/683158707
Areas of Practice
Artist, Educator, Project Manager / Producer, Writer
My News
Collars Exhibition
18TH MARCH 2009
At the centre of Collars, is the symbolic significance of the collar in its role as an indicator of power, control and social stratification.
Dorkbot Canberra Exhibition
28TH OCTOBER 2008
Dorkbot CBR was founded by media artists Alexandra Gillespie and Tracey Meziane Benson in December 2007 and they celebrate their first year with a group exhibition at Canberra Contemporary Art Space.
